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Doris Soffel
voc, vn, *1948 DE, Hechingen
Singer / Musician / Composer of Classical
Doris Soffel (born 12 May 1948, Hechingen, Germany) is a German mezzo-soprano.Doris Soffel first played the violin, then switched to singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She was member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble from 1973 to 1982. Her international breakthrough was as Sesto in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito at the Royal Opera House, London in 1982. She sang Fricka in the Bayreuth Festival 1983 and was the only German coloratura mezzo with an international career, singing in works by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini. She sang world premieres by contemporary composers like Aribert Reimann and Krysztof Penderecki and had performances worldwide of Gustav Mahler's vocal works. From 1994, more dramatic roles like Judith in Béla Bartók's "Bluebeard
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Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja on Opera - Världens vackraste arior / The Most Beautiful Arias in the World by Various Artists Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I Scene 1: Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! (Tamino, Damen) on Die Zauberflöte: Best Of by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Doris Soffel & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I Scene 1: Ich sollte fort? (Damen) on The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Various Artists Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act I: O zitt're nicht on A Day with Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I Scene 1: Hm! hm! hm! hm! (Papageno, Tamino, Damen) on Die Zauberflöte: Best Of by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Doris Soffel & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I Scene 2: Drei Knaben, jung, schön, hold und weise (Tamino, Papageno, Damen) on Die Zauberflöte: Best Of by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Doris Soffel & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act I: Zum leiden on A Day with Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I Scene 1: Rüste dich mit Mut und Standhaftigkeit (Damen, Tamino) on The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Various Artists Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa on The 50 Most Essential Mozart Masterpieces by Various Artists Parsifal, Act II: Komm, holder Knabe! "Chorus of Flower-Maidens" on Wagner: Parsifal by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von KarajanTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Italiana In Algeri | Gioacchino Rossini / Doris Soffel, Robert Gambill, Günter von Kannen, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Ralf Weikert, Michael Hampe, Claus Viller | 2004 | Single |
| Landschaften / Menschheit / Der Bürger Als Edelmann | Erwin Schulhoff - Doris Soffel, Michael Rische, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gerd Albrecht | 2003 | Album |
| Doris Soffel Sings Bel Canto | Doris Soffel | 1998 | Album |
| Doris Soffel Sings Lieder | Doris Soffel | 1998 | Album |
| Virtuoso Arias | Doris Soffel, Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Mats Liljefors | 1992 | Album |
| Untitled | Doris Soffel, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, Mats Liljefors, Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra | 1991 | Album |
| Theresienmesse - Heiligmesse | Joseph Haydn - Carol Vaness, Doris Soffel, Keith Lewis, Petteri Salomaa, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Neville Marriner | 1989 | Album |
| Symphony No. 3 | Gustav Mahler, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Doris Soffel, Eliahu Inbal | 1987 | Album |
| Live | Doris Soffel | 1986 | Album |
| Symphony No. 2 | Gustav Mahler, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Helen Donath, Doris Soffel, Eliahu Inbal | 1985 | Album |
| Der Wildschütz | Albert Lortzing - Gottfried Hornik, Doris Soffel, Peter Schreier, Edith MAthis, Hans Sotin, Georgine Resick, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin | 1984 | Album |
| Harmonie-Messe | Joseph Haydn - Krisztina Laki, Doris Soffel, Heiner Hopfner, Niklaus Tüller, Der Süddeutsche Madrigalchor, Orchester Der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Wolfgang Gönnenwein | 1982 | Album |
| Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243 / Kantate "Meine Seel Erhebt Den Herren" BWV 10 | Johann Sebastian Bach - Mitsuko Shirai, Doris Soffel, Peter Schreier, Hermann Christian Polster, Thomanerchor, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch | 1980 | Album |
| Messe Nr. 5 As-Dur D.678 | Franz Schubert, Urszula Koszut, Doris Soffel, Siegfried Jerusalem, Hans Georg Ahrens, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Der Süddeutsche Madrigalchor, Orchester Der Ludwigsburger Festspiele | 1978 | Album |
| Missa Solemnis | Ludwig van Beethoven – Sylvia Geszty, Doris Soffel, David Rendall, Kurt Widmer, Der Süddeutsche Madrigalchor, Collegium Aureum, Wolfgang Gönnenwein | 1977 | Album |
| Männerchöre | Franz Schubert, Doris Soffel, Werner Hollweg, Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Marinus Voorberg | 1977 | Album |
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